Susquehanna's starboard quarter and maintaining it during the entire action.
They were drawn up in the following order:
Main column.Starboard column.
Wabash,Bienville,
SusquehannSeneca,
Mohican,Curlew,
Seminole,Penguin,
Pawnee,Ottawa,
Unadilla,Vandalia.
Pembina.
The arrangement of the ships was a work of speedy accan attack in this direction would have a most destructive effect upon the two garrisons.
The second circuit was only performed by the Wabash, Susquehanna, and Bienville.
The Bienville occupying the head of the starboard column, was necessarily nearer each of the forts than either of the other ships.
Capt. Smith, of the Bienvttery, until the guns became too hot to handle, that devastating fire.
What is true respecting the firing of the Wabash is also true respecting the Susquehanna, Bienville, Pawnee, Mohican, and the rest.
Each vessel discharged her broadside at the shortest possible range, loading and firing again and again, with all the coolness a
they would defend to the last, but which they never defended at all, and threw away or broke those weapons which they had not the manliness to use against their enemies; for Fort Morgan never fired a gun after the commencement of the bombardment, and the advanced pickets of our army were actually on its glacis.
As before stated, the ceremony of surrender took place at two P. M, and that same afternoon all the garrison were sent to New-Orleans in the United States steamers Tennessee and Bienville, where they arrived safely.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, D. G. Farragut, Rear-Admiral Commanding W. G. B. Squadron. Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, Washington.
Letter from Brigadier-General R. L. Page to rear-admiral Farragut and Major-General Granger.
Fort Morgan, August 23, 1864. Rear-Admiral D. G. Farragut, U. S. N.; Major-General Gordon Granger, U. S. A., Commanding, etc., etc.:
gentlemen: The further sacrifice of life being unnecessary — my sick
